10/09/2026
Mizuho was qualified in first place going into the quarter finals at World Skates Olympic Qualifier contest in Asunción, Paraguay.
To fully understand our reason for this post, read on for a crazy story, normally we wouldn’t post such an early result.
Mizuho is ranked #1 in the world, which allows her to go last in the last heat. A total of 40 girls from all around the world compete for just 16 spots in the quarter final.
Sky Brown, ranked #2 in the world was just before Mizuho. Sky’s first two runs were great, easily putting her into the Quarters. Mizuho, on the other hand, randomly fell on both runs, she had to fully rely on her last run, a reason to be hella nervous which can be a huge challenge!
The final and third runs for heat 4 were going. Then as Sky was about to go, all hell broke loose raining, causing the contest to be delayed. For Sky, it didn’t matter, but Mizuho was sitting in 30th place, she desperately needed even a basic and completed run to make the Quarters.
Mizuho would not get that chance, the rain was too severe. The last two runs were moved to this morning. So the dealt cards were to spend one agonizing night, trying to get some rest, ponder over two bailed runs and then wake up and hope for the best. To get into contest mode with essentially no crowd, 10 minutes of practice first thing in the morning, maybe just by yourself, given Sky didn’t really need to ride at all.
Luckily Sky opted to take her run and it looked like that might have helped set the mood and tempo of a contest, even in the early hours.
Mizuho has performed under pressure perhaps better than any skater we’ve ever seen but this was a task so big, it might just get the better of her. Sky took a basic run bailing at the end, no big deal, she’s still in!
Mizuho drops in with vengeance on her mind, choosing to up the difficulty level, added a blunt slide on the rail where she bailed a regular boardslide yesterday! She finished a perfect run in first place! Both her and her amazing mom were crying after and so were we!!
The actual semifinals are probably tomorrow, then the final.